Tearing things apart was Suigetsu's hobby. And Juugo could tell from the way he stormed through the forest, that he wasn't happy with his ignorance of Sasuke's true wishes. Juugo knew Suigetsu had a problem with seeing things going fine. He liked anger, trouble, discomfort, brokenness ㅡ anything that was like him. And he was willing to break to make things be like him.

"Stupid mission, have to go touch some shrivelled dick when I can be slithering my fucking way between Sasuke and Karin...fucking stupid Karin. Why didn't I see it? Sasuke should've sent Karin on this mission since it was her order and she's a fucking sensory ninja that can find people...but no, she just happened to not follow us? God! All the signs were there..."

Suigetsu continued his rambling. Sachiki cocked her head to the side, "What is he saying?"

"You see, Karin and Sasuke might become possible loversㅡ"

"Huh? Might?"

"ㅡand Suigetsu doesn't want that because he likes tearing things apart like a 10 year old boy, so now Sasuke and Karin are alone in the hideout, it is making the boy go crazier than usual."

Sachiki pursed her lips, "I don't get it."

"Nobody does. He's a sadist with no self control, only he gets what goes on in his head."

Sachiki could hear a bit of anger in his voice.

The bird that Juugo had asked to track the rogue shinobi came back, setting itself on the tan man's broad shoulder and relaying information.

"The shinobi is at 3 o'clock, in a large hut filled with other shinobi. Suigetsu, get ready to activate your water clone."

Suigetsu mocked Juugo, "Mehmemehmehmemehmeh, whatever."

Heila scoffed, "I see what Juugo means about the 10 year old boy thing."

Juugo's eye twitched. He was really getting tired of Suigetsu's antics.

Suigetsu smirked, "I'll just kill all the other shinobi in there. No biggie."

Juugo glared at Suigetsu, "We do not have Karin to revive anyone from Near death. Do not do anything brash."

Sachiki recoiled as Suigetsu slammed his sword straight into the ground. The water user returned Juugo's glare, equally as pissed off. "Why not? Because Sasuke wouldn't like it?" He mocked Juugo's loyalty to Sasuke. "Everything about you is linked to that guy. If Sasuke asked you to kiss his ass, you'd do it without any fucking hesitation, just like you ganged up on me to go on this stupid mission without hesitation."

Heila gave Sachiki a look. "These boys look like they're about to fight, and it's mostly going to be because of you. Congrats."

"Because Sasuke is my leader. Is he not yours?" Juugo crossed his arms, glaring his comrade down.

"No! I do whatever the fuck I want."

"And how's that working for you?" Juugo growled. Sachiki stepped back in fear and surprise at the angry face which usually-calm Juugo possessed. "You have no goals, no motives, no ambitions. All you want to do is destroy things like the uncontrollable baby you are."

Suigetsu's eyes widened. "Is that what you..." he trailed off, shaking his head then laughing. "You know what? Fine, think what you like. But why are you acting like I'm the only one in this fucking Team that craves war?"

"What?"

"Oh come on! Like, five seconds ago Sasuke was going on about vengeance and destruction. Karin lowkey wants to burn all villages to the ground and we know that, and you! You hide behind this facade of calmness and birds and straight expressions, but we all know, deep down, that you crave the madness like all of us. So get off your fucking high horse, get out of Sasuke's damn ass and admit that you're a fucking monster! A monster that nobody fucking wants! A monster that everyone hates! A real, ugly, disgusting monster! Just. Like. Me."

Suigetsu pulled out his sword from the ground. "You people think that just because the war's over, it suddenly means we're all automatically better people? No, we're still the same damn Team Taka that crashed that Kage summit not so long ago. We're still monsters."

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He glanced at her once again, eyes zeroing in on the mark that had been revealed by a bunched up sleeve. Sasuke frowned.

"Tell me about your past Karin."

And it shocked him greatly when he saw every single inch of light vanish from Karin's eyes.

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Water cascaded down like a torrent of emotions, falling down heights without a path back, into a clear water. Haphhazardness entered calm, turmoil collided with nothingness, and the bubbling emotions within Karin were met with a blockage;  a pokerfaced expression.

Droplets of water splashed at her. She stilled, clenching her jaw momentarily before forcing herself to breathe, to relax, to not fall into the usual trap that was filled with nightmares and darkness.

A nightmare that chased her wherever she ran. A darkness that found her wherever she hid. Karin forced a smile, and willed the fog to clear. Sasuke did not avert his gaze, he observed every single movement and facial expression. His brows lowered, "I'm sorry if I pried too much."

Karin shook herself out of the daze. She guiltily picked at her hands, feeling like a hypocrite. She wanted Sasuke to open up, but could not return the favour?

"There's not much about my past, honestly." She laughed curtly. "I don't remember ever being in a village, but I do vaguely remember a family, a clan. Butㅡ things happened I guess, there, there was so much fire... my mom was the last person with me. We searched for a new home, found the Hidden Grass, and resided there."

Karin sighed, wondering  if she could actually keep going. Afraid that if she opened up the void more it would suck her in, and she'd be gone. Lost with the darkness.

Sasuke spoke softly, "What was your mother like?"

The void cleared away. Karin smiled painedly at the bittersweet memories that played in her mind. "She was playful. I remember running through the fields with her when she'd catch me after I snuck out. In the tiny hut we lived in, we didn't have any form of entertainment , so my mom ㅡ she and I played imagination games. There was one where I was a princess and she was a dragon, and she'd roar so loud , making me laugh so loud, then we'd keep laughing until one of us fell asleep. Then we'd wake up at midnight to play some more, I'd fall asleep and she would sing me a song   ㅡ wow, I still remember the melody. She had the most wonderful voice, and the best smile. Her smile was fake though, I didn't realise till that night, when she patted head and lied that she'd be right back."

The waterfall continued to cry. Karin stared at the lagoon, trying to keep the bad inside. Trying to focus on her mother's smile when she sang Karin to sleep, and not the dead arm hanging off the bed, the sickly pale skin, the dead eyes ㅡ

"Karin!" Sasuke got up and rushed to Karin's side once her breaths became sharper. The hyperventilating girl clutched at her chest, trying to keep her memories happy, trying to ignore the bitemarks on her that killed her mother.

"Stay with me, Karin. Breathe." Sasuke soothed, though in a state of panic himself. He used his only arm to hug her tightly. Karin swallowed in a bug, causing her to cough. Tears formed at the Uzumaki's eyes, dripping unto Sasuke's black jacket.

Her breaths slowed steadily, but the darkness that surrounded her soul grew larger.

Nothing more was said between the pair in front of that waterfall. Sasuke allowed Karin to be alone with her thoughts, and all Karin could see were flashes of the past. Wounds that were never properly treated had begun to reopen.

Sasuke looked up at the sky. The sun was beginning to go down. Night was coming. So he slowly pulled away from the eerily calm girl next to him and crouched down in front of her. "Get on my back."

It took a while, but Karin complied. Sasuke created a shadow clone to carry the bags, while he himself carried a dimmed redhead through the forest to get to his usual shelter.

Clone Sasuke kept his eyes on Karin, who had fallen asleep, while Sasuke kept his eyes on the road. In deep thought, he knew Karin had problems with her past, but he realised that she had never actually faced her demons.

Sasuke looked at the blowing leaves. He vowed to his angels in the sky, and Karin's angel with the sweet voice, that he would help her. Because she was always there for him, and it was about time Sasuke stopped being selfish.

Sasuke made a decision.

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When dawn broke,
and monsters woke,
a ghastly fear will be faced
Karin will wake in the Leaf Village

Authors note
Idk i was too lazy to write more so i just foreshadowed with a random poem? Lol

Oof not the best chapter but i try

Thank you for reading! ♡